Studies on British and American Literature. Issue 4

Author: Wang Yiqun
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: In this issue of the "Forum," the proportion of American literature studies still significantly outweighs British literature, which has been a common phenomenon in the past four issues. This, to some extent, reflects the current state of Anglo-American literature studies in China in recent years. In British literature studies, two articles involve Shakespeare. Another discusses Virginia Woolf's modernist concept of time and space, while another examines James Joyce's exploration and use of multiple voices in "The Dead." Although these articles all focus on small aspects, micro-level perspectives often have the potential to convey profound meanings. For example, Chen Lei's discussion of the function of clowns in Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" appears to analyze a single play, but in reality, it touches upon numerous aesthetic issues such as the game-like nature of drama, the non-realism of comedy, the distinctions between comedy and tragedy or comedy and tragedy, and the role of comedic conventions in breaking through the illusion of the stage.
Format: 32-page book
Printed pages: 7.75
Word count: 197,000
Page count: 241